On Tuesday, a Delhi court extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal till August 27 in a money laundering case lodged by the CBI in excise policy scam.
Special Judge Kaveri Baweja extended Kejriwal’s custody after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader was produced before the court through a video conference on the expiry of the period of his judicial custody granted earlier.
Earlier on August 14, the Supreme Court also refused to grant interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal in the case and sought a response from the investigation agency on his plea challenging his arrest.
Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Kejriwal, submitted that he had got interim bail on three occasions in the money laundering case, also linked to the alleged scam, despite the conditions laid down for grant of bail in cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
On August 5, the Delhi High Court upheld the arrest of the Chief Minister as legal, dismissing any claims of malice in the actions of the Central Bureau of Investigation. The court said that the CBI had successfully demonstrated the Chief Minister’s influence over witnesses.
The Court further directed the Chief Minister to seek regular bail from the trial court in the CBO case. The High Court noted that the proof against the Chief Minister was solidified after his arrest, validating the CBI’s actions as justifiable and lawful.
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